Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Screenplay Competition
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Creative Screenwriting
Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Screenplay Competition
2025
Active Since 2018
We have teamed up with several creative partners looking for Features and TV Pilots with unique voices and original stories. $10,000 in cash prizes.
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$10,000 IN CASH PRIZES
We have teamed up with several creative partners looking for Features and TV Pilots with unique voices and original stories. Our goal is to build a slate of talented writers with clear voices to pitch to those contacts.
We are seeking unique perspectives in all genres.
Some of our current industry mandates include but are not limited to: Magical Realism, Female Thrillers, Male Action Thrillers, Contained Elevated Horror, Grounded Sci-Fi, Kaufman-esque Mind-Benders, Young Adult, Drama, Comedy and original Holiday Stories. We also encourage writers with diverse or LGBTQIA stories to submit.
Show us your most original work!
Benefits
Grand Prize (1 overall winner)
The Grand Prize Winner will be selected from the Top 10 Finalists and receive:
- • $5,000 Cash (in addition to the $500 from the Top 10 category)
- • 60-minute script consultation with a Creative Executive
- • 30-minute pitch consultation
- • Featured article about you on Creative Screenwriting
- • The winning script will be shared and promoted to industry partners looking to produce unique work.
Top 10 Finalists
Ten outstanding writers will be selected to receive:
- • $500 Cash Each
- • Winning scripts will be considered for an option agreement by Creative Screenwriter Productions (CSP) and shared and promoted to industry partners looking to produce unique work.
- • The Top 10 will go on to be considered for the Grand Prize.
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TOP RATED FEEDBACK AVAILABLE
1st 20 Pages Feedback ($35)
- A one-page examination focused exclusively on the 1st 20 pages.
- Perfect for writers looking to enrich their character intros, tighten their first act, and hook readers with a clear style.
- Provides a snapshot of how your work is received at a glance.
- Reflects the "1st 20 only" reading that occurs in the early rounds of certain contests and at development studios.
General Feedback ($65)
- Up to three pages of notes covering your entire screenplay.
- Receive actionable criticism to expand upon your narrative's existing strengths and identify any potential concerns.
- Refine your work's characters, dialogue, plot, structure, and formatting.
- Fine-tune your project before submitting to agents, managers, and development executives.
Coverfly Program Insights
Coverfly vets all programs on its platform, but not every program is right for every writer.
Program Insights help you decide where to submit your work.
2025 Semifinalists on Coverfly
Top 10%
TV Script
· Comedy
· 36 Pages
Kelly Hudson navigates the trials and tribulations of being the first male and femme First Lady of Texas while trying to get his husband re-elected.
Dallas, TX
Jason June (it's a two-name first name like Mary-Kate without the hyphen or the Olsen twin) is a campy as hell writer from Dallas, TX. He watches and writes fast-paced comedies, especially those that have queer sensibilities. When not getting style inspiration from Laura Dern, Jason June writes very gay novels, like the New York Times best-selling O...
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Top 9%
Feature
· Drama
· 116 Pages
A NYC playwright returns to his Scottish hometown to care for his ailing aunt, but when his emotionally distant father arrives, old wounds resurface, and he’s forced to confront his own grief and what he’s willing to do for love.
New York, NY
Born in Scotland, raised in Florida, and currently surviving in New York City. Mix that with a love for stand-up, comic books, and TV binge-watching, Matt is a playwright with eyes on TV, film, and comics. He is interested in grounded narratives in unexpected situations, character driven stories, and finding universal themes we can all identify wit...
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Top 2%
Feature
· Historical
· 105 Pages
Fed up with her indecisive lover Harold Clurman and director Lee Strasberg's bullying tactics, Broadway actress Stella Adler journeys to Europe to meet famed teacher Stanislavsky, forever changing the legendary Group Theater.
Los Angeles, CA
Sean is a writer/director; films “Empire Gypsy” and “Man at the Door” (available on Amazon and Tubi) as well as the award-winning documentaries “Target: St. Louis”, “Target: Philadelphia” & “Scarf Face”. Born in the UK and raised in Oakland, CA, Sean holds an MA in Ed. Theater from NYU and currently lives in Los Angeles.
Announcements
Jan 31st
Quarterfinalists
Feb 21st
Semifinalists
Mar 7th
Finalists
Mar 14th
Grand Prize Winners